Monday, March 12, 2012

New Assignment: File Format Exercise

Hello Students,
In this exercise you will practice using the "save for web & devices" feature in Photoshop, a media industry standard when creating compressed images.
File Format Exercise
  • Open the image of trees posted below in Adobe Photoshop
  • Go to File / Save for Web & Devices
  • Photoshop has 12 presets, save 1 example of each. Use proper file names
  • Compare the results
  • Repeat using the circular gradient graphic posted below
  • Write a short paragraph about your results and answer these questions. Which image has the best quality? Which has the best file size? Which has the best balance of file size and quality and why?
  • Assemble your results, group images by format and compression level (high to low) and post to your blog. You should have 24 final images to upload


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